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Originally Posted by Greenhat
Magician,
Did you know that Iraq was a functioning democracy at one time?
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Kinda' ended when the oposition party was taken out and shot.
The post WW I history of the middle east, the young turks, the rise of the Bath political party, how the Bath party machine was/is used, the rise of the "Strong Man" in each country all makes for some interesting background reading.
All of the above plays directly into how the military is run in those countries. Not for the same reasons, but similar, is how the African countries run their military forces. While there may be great small unit leaders, the higher command is picked for political reliability.